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H- Sexual Orientation, Gender
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Health Care
9th Grade
05/31/2009

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Term
Sexual Orientation
Definition
affectional, emotional, psychological and sexual attraction
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Homosexual
Definition
emotional and sexually attracted to same sex
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Lesbian
Definition
woman attracted to woman
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Gay
Definition
man attracted to man
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Bisexual
Definition
attracted to both genders
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Heterosexual
Definition
straight
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Omnisexual
Definition
doesn't want to be identified in one category
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Sex
Definition
label of male or female assigned at birth
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Gender
Definition
culturally behavior associated with man or woman
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Intersexed
Definition
both male and female, born with ambiguous sex organs
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Gender Identity
Definition
internal sense of being a girl or boy
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Gender Expression
Definition
traits that are seen by others through dress (form)
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Androgynous
Definition
neither in appearance but having both traits
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Gender Fluidity
Definition
not to be labeled
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Transgender
Definition
identity or expression that is not their bio sex, take on clothing but no surgery
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Transexual
Definition
identify with other physically, psychologically but identified with biological sex, changed through surgery and hormones
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Cross Dressers
Definition
comfortable with their gender, take on clothing and mannerisms for emotional fulfilment
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Drag Performers
Definition
dress and act opposite for entertainment
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Metrosexual
Definition
they know they're one but act the other
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